Until Forever (Paperback)

That same sword also comes with a hunky Viking named Thorn, brother to the Norse God Thor, and cursed to serve the woman who possesses the sword. Of course, Roseleen and Thorn's visits to the past screw up history, with some very interesting results. It's definitely a new twist on the time-travel genre.

This was a fun story. I rather enjoyed the details about the Norman Invasion. I also thought that Roseleen and Thorn had strong personalities and enjoyed their interactions - especially those times when Roseleen had to explain the modern world to Thorn. It was hysterical to see his fear over riding in the car and how fast he destroyed the (moving) kitchen appliances. The shower scene was pretty hot, too.

I had a couple minor objections to the story, which is why is has a 4 rating rather than a 5. For whatever reason, Lindsey stops the story every so often to explain women's liberation or some other inane topic during, say, a love scene. It was so jarring! For another, Thorn has a mortal enemy who appears in the last few pages of the book, and his and Thorn's battle to the death comes across as fluff. Then Lindsey resorts to a silly tactic to make Roseleen appear unattractive, which is to give her glasses she doesn't need (she also does this to Marion in "A Man to Call My Own," which was published later). Either drop the glasses ploy completely or really make the heroine blind (which could be interesting); faking a need for glasses is simply insulting to those who actually have to wear them.

Altogether, "Until Forever" is a charming read. If you like this story, you may also like the "Warrior's Woman" trilogy, also by Lindsey, which involves sci-fi interplanetary romances between modern-type heroines and barbarian-like warriors from a "primitive" planet.

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Roseleen White is a professor of history who collects antique weapons. Her latest procurement, Blooddrinker's Curse, is an antique Viking sword. It came by way of a male relative because the owner refused to sell to a woman. Instantly, Roseleen feels an unnatural need to touch it, to hold it. Once she does, lightning flashes and a Warring Viking appears. Roseleen doesn't appreciate her ex fiancé's joke. But is it a joke?

Thorn Blooddrinker resides in Valhalla, the Heaven of Gods, with his brother Thor. A curse keeps Thorn under the will of the sword's owner. This owner-Roseleen-wants to see history first hand. Thorn is just as fascinated with Roseleen's era and she accommodates. The two eventually learn the slightest change can throw a universe off.

Engaging entertainment and hot romance are a lethal combination in Lindsey's novels. Roseleen seems a bit too pure for a professor of her age and a Warring Viking gives in to a woman too easily, but that's what makes it an old fashioned fairy tale. Curiosity about Thorn's curse and the suspense of putting history back on track will keep the pages turning.

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